Vocational Ag Teachers 



At Peoria Market 



During the week of July 8th, groups 

 of Illinois Vocational Agriculture Teach- 

 ers visited the livestock markets at St. 

 Louis, Peoria, and Chicago. At each 

 market a specially arranged trip had 

 been prepared. A demonstration of mar- 

 ket grades of cattle, calves, hogs and 

 sheep was given by salesmen of the St. 

 Louis, Peoria and Chicago Producers 

 Commission Associations. 



In preparation for the demonstration 

 animals had been carefully selected, 

 showing the different grades of all 

 species. A part of the demonstration 

 consisted in a general discussion of why 

 animals fell in certain grades, for what 

 purpose they were used, to what outlets 

 they went, and most important, their 

 value on the market. 



Following the trip through the Yards 

 and the grading demonstrations, a round 

 table discussion was held. The more 

 fundamental questions involved in the 

 marketing end of the livestock business 

 were discussed. ' , . 



In all some 50 vocational agriculture 

 teachers attended the conferences. They 

 were enthusiastic in their comments on 

 the valubale information secured, and in 

 expressing their appreciation to the Pro- 

 ducer Agencies for the courtesies shown 

 them. A number were heard to remark 

 that the day had been the most profit- 

 able, from an educational standpoint, 

 they had spent in a long time. 



These market tours were arranged 

 through the cooperation of the Producer 

 Agencies named, the Illinois Live Stock 



NOTICE OP A DJOUR NED ANNUAL 

 MEETINU 



To Members and Stockholders of 

 Soybean Marketing Association. 



WHEREAS, the annual meeting of 

 the Soyl>ean Marketing Association 

 duly convened at Decatur. Illinois, 

 <m March 5, 1935, Hotel, Decatur, DU- 

 nois, on March 5, 1935, was adjourned 

 to meet at the Orlando Hotel, Decatur, 

 nilnois, on Tuesday. August 6, 1935, 

 at one o'clock, P. M., NOW THERE- 

 FORE, 



Notice is hereby given that the ad- 

 journed session of the annual meeting 

 of members and stockholders of Soy- 

 bean Marketing Association, an Dli- 

 nois corporation of 608 South Dear- 

 born Street will be held at the Or- 

 lando Hotel, Decatur, UUnois, on 

 Tuesday, August 6, 193S, at one 

 o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of 

 electing directors and for receiving, 

 and if approved, confirming the re- 

 ports of officers for the preceding 

 year: and of considering, and if ap- 

 proved, ratifying and confirming all 

 the acts and proceedings of the ^oard 

 of Directors of the corporation done 

 and taken during the preceding year, 

 for consideration of the plans of fu- 

 ture operation of the Association and 

 the amendment of the Articles of In- 

 corporation and By-Laws of the As- 

 sociation, if deemed advisable, and for 

 the transaction of such further and 

 other business as may properly come 

 before this mseting. 



(SigneJ) PAUL E. MATHIAS, 

 Corporate Secretary. 

 Chicago, HI. July 17, 1935. 



Marketing Association, and the Live 

 Stock Marketing Department of the Illi- 

 nois Agricultural -Association. 



A processing tax of 30 cents a bushel 



on rye to become effective August 1, 

 1935 is proposed in pending AAA amend- 

 ments. Secretary Wallace recently is- 

 sued a proclamation that rental or bene- 

 fit payments are to be made with respect 

 to this crop. . • - 



"I've Always Made Good 



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(Continued from page 21) 



per litter marketed is a good average 

 for the Hubert farm. 



The colony houses are divided ujf 

 among several pasture lots. Hubert 

 doesn't like to crowd them all in the 

 same field. He says they get along 

 better this way. An old tank wagon is 

 used to haul water to the fields. 



The corn yield on one field was in- 

 creased from 25 to 60 bu. per acre by 

 the limestone sweet clover treatment. 

 We saw sweet clover growing six to 

 seven feet high and thick as a dense 

 forest. This was in a 36 acre field which 

 a few years ago was acid, run down 

 soil. 



Hubert always knows how he comes 

 out at the end of the year. He keeps 

 farm account books, has done it for 10 

 years. When we asked him how much 

 corn he had he rep'ied with a smile. 

 "160.1 acres. We know now. Com- 

 pliance. Just measured it up. Had two 

 rows over. We chopped 'em out and 

 planted soybeans." Eighty acres of 

 oats, 37y2;facres of alfalfa, 36 acres 

 sweet clove'i-, the rest in lots and pas- 

 ture make up this year's crops. It takes 

 about 6,000 bu. of corn a year besides 

 what he raises to feed out the pigs. 



Hubert finds time to serve as treas- 

 urer of the corn-hog association. He 

 patronizes the McLean County Service 

 Company. His garage is freshly painted 

 with Soj'oil. He co-operates with his or- 

 ganization and neighbors all along the 

 line, because, he says, "It is the only 

 way for farmers' to succeed." 



LEARNING ABOUT LIVESTOCK MARKETING— VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL TEACHERS AT PEORIA MARKET JULY 9fh. EVEREH 

 Herxeg, Uft, is shown pointing out cortain features of the truck unloading docks at tha Paoria Stock Yards. Ray E. Miller, I. A. A. director of 

 livestock marketing, is shown right e*iit*r. L D. Hall, Field Man for the Illinois Livestock Marketing Association, is at the extreme right. 



AUGUST, 19S5 



